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Effect of Hybridization and Chemical Modification on the Water‐Absorption Behaviour of Banana Fibre–Reinforced Polyester Composites

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Vegetable Fiber Composites and their Technological Applications

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The world is constantly moving towards defining bigger efficiency than what exists. When it comes to industries we talk about efficient machines which could produce efficient products. The recent flourishments in the field of composite include various optimization techniques. In this chapter the chemical modifications of the vegetable fiber is discussed that are made to the vegetable fibers for improving their interfacial interaction which assists in the attaining the desired characteristics. Water absorption capacity of the Banana fiber reinforced Polyester resin composites is discussed in detail with and without surface modifications. The results after treatments are seen favorable, i.e. the water intake capacity generally decreases after the chemical treatment. This has also helped in maintaining the surface properties alongside the mechanical strength and adhesion. The effect of hybridization on the characteristics of so formed composites has also been investigated. The results reveal the positive deviation in the properties of composites after using hybridized fiber. These enhanced composites find variety of applications in the engineering field.

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Jaiswal, D., Srivastava, I., Agarwal, H., Khan, A., Devnani, G.L. (2021). Effect of Hybridization and Chemical Modification on the Water‐Absorption Behaviour of Banana Fibre–Reinforced Polyester Composites. In: Jawaid, M., Khan, A. (eds) Vegetable Fiber Composites and their Technological Applications. Composites Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1854-3_10

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